Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-05-20
BISMARCK, May II, 1887.

County Auditor.
BISMARCK, May II, 1887.
The board met at p. M, pursuant to
adjournment.
Present Chairman Mellon, and Com
missioners Neal and johnson.
Minutes of preceding meetings read
and approved.
Application of w. B. Watson, for re-
ducement of assessment, refused.
Bids we're opened for furnishing ice
for county for ensuing year. VIM. M.
Pye, ST., bid "a cents per hundred pounds
and Jas. People 20 cents per hundred.
Bid of Jas. Peoples accepted.
Bill of Robert R. Boyd, for rent of
house for election purposes, disallowed.
Application of w. B. Hibbs, for rebate
of taxes, refused.
Application of B. F. Gage, for abate-
ment of taxes, refused because not in
proper form.
Application of Missouri Valley Land
Mortgage company, for abatement of as
sessment of for 1886, to the amount of
$13,011.00, grnted; it appearing to be a
| double assessment.
| Application of Herman Pahls, for
abatement of taxes upon nj nw4 sec 20,
tp. 1873, 80, granted, the land not being
| taxable.
Application of T. w. Griffin, for rebate
Of taxes on lots to inclusive, block As,
original plat > for the year 1881, granted
and the county auditor instructed to
draw warrant for the amount, $11.64
Application of Joseph Hare, for abate-
ment of his assessment on personal prop
orty to amount of $177.4O, granted for
the year 1886.
Application of Jas. M. McCune for
abatement of personal tax for the year of
1886, to the amount of $191, granted.
Whereas, The county of Burleigh, Dakota
Territory, has an outstanding indebtedness
in the shape of legally issued county war
| rants. drawn by the board Of county COM
which indebtedness and the warrants
drawn therefor existed prior to the first
| day of January, 1887, and whereas, the cur
| rent revenue is not sufficient to pay the
| necessary expenses of the county and pay
| the outstanding indebtedness, and whereas,
| in the Judgment OF the board of county
| commissioners, Of the county of Burleigh
! aforesaid, it is deemed to be to the best
| interests of the county OF Burleigh to issue
| its negotiable bonds in the name of the
county corporation to the amount Of fifty
| thousand dollars in denominations of five
hundred each, bearing date the day they
| are issued, payable in fifteen years from
| date with interest at six per cent. per an
| num- interest and principal payable at the
| treasurer's Office in the county of Burleigh
aforesaid, for the sole purpose of funding
the outstanding Indebtedness of said
| county, under the provision OF an act of the
legislature Of the territory of Dakota, enti-
ing the organized counties Of Dakota to
| issue and dispose of bonds to provide funds
| to pay outstanding Indebtedness, and to
| provide for the payment of the principal
and interest thereof"
Therefore, Be it resolved, That special
election be, and the same is hereby called,
| to be held in the county Of Burleigh, on the
31st day of May, 1887, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors of Bur-
leigh county, the question, whether or not
| they will authorize the county commission
ers to issue the bonds of Burleigh county
to the amount Of fifty thousand dollars
payable in fifteen years from date, bearing
annum, interest payable semi-annually, for
the purpose Of funding the outstanding in
debtednesS in the shape Of legally issued
county warrants, drawn by the county
commissioners OF Burleigh, prior to Janu
ary 1st, 1887.
And the county auditor is hereby di-
rected to give notice of such special elec-
tion in the manner provided by law.
The following precincts are estab-
ished for the purpose of said election:
Precinct No. 1 shall consist of the city Of
Bismarck and townships 1873 and 139, range
80, and township 1S9, range 81, and be held
at the court house, and 0. 81. Will, w. s.
Moorhouse and Harvey Harris are ap-
pointed judges.
Creek township and township 1877, range
79, and the reservation, and shall vote at
the Field school house, and the supervisors
of Apple creek township shall be judges of
Precinct No. 8 shall consist of Menoken
township and townships 1S9 and 14O, range
70, township 140, range 78, and townships
139 and lao, range II, and shall be held at
school house at Menoken, and the super
visors of Menoken township shall be
judges of election.
Precinct No. 4 shall consist of all town.
ships Nos. 1877, 1873, 1S9, 140 and al included
in ranges rs and 76, and w. H. Bratt0n,
w. P. Wagner and A. G. White are ap-
pointed judges. and shall vote at the school
house at Sterling.
Precinct No. S shall consist Of Logan
township and township 1S7, range n, and
the supervisors Of Logan township shall